But beyond turmeric’s striking golden hue, the herb has a rich history rooted in ancient Ayurvedic medicine and is considered a superfood because it’s packed with healing properties. Thanks to its astounding antioxidant actions, there are so many benefits of turmeric. Native to India and Indonesia, turmeric is a multifaceted herb classified as “broad-spectrum,” meaning it can be used to promote various aspects of health and well-being. There are myriad studies pointing to the efficacy of turmeric and curcumin....

So, what’s going on here? One type of ketone body is acetone. You might know it best as an ingredient in some nail polish removers. When it accumulates in the body as a result of keto dieting, it can diffuse to your mouth. You may then experience another odor, dubbed “keto breath.” It produces bad breath that smells not unlike your trusty nail polish remover. This raises the question: Can ketones build up in your vaginal area, too, and emit an odor now being called “keto crotch”?...

But don’t waste precious energy wishing you had lost weight in your early 20s. You have today, and today is where your power is. Again, now is not the time to berate yourself for all those “successful” stints with diets, when you wound up gaining the weight back and then some. It happens to all of us, myself included. But today your focus should be on finding tools that support long-term weight loss and minimize the probability of gaining it back....

These bumps can be difficult to identify and treat, so we’re here to give you the lowdown on what keloid scars are, what causes them, how to prevent them, and finally, how to treat an already present keloid. Let’s get into it. Miller said keloids often present as firm, itchy, or painful bumps over sites of previous injury to the skin. This could be a piercing, general skin trauma, or a lesion (such as an acne cyst)....

“It’s important to know there are pickles and then there are pickles!” says nutrition consultant and natural chef Karyn Forsyth Duggan, M.S., BBS. “The classic store-bought pickled vegetables are simply pickled in vinegar and then canned/jarred so they’re shelf-stable. There’s really no comparison between these pickled foods and foods that have actually been fermented.” “Pickled foods can be made via fermentation,” says Megan Meyer, Ph.D., director of science communications at the International Food Information Council....

So let’s say you want to know what your partner’s fantasies are, but when you find out, they leave you feeling inadequate, disgusted, or just plain turned off? Here are some things to consider and try out as you open up the fantasy conversation: So, why do we have fantasies that aren’t in alignment with what we want in reality? My colleague Michael Bader aptly said that a good fantasy states the problem and offers the solution....

But sometimes, beyond just the “thank you,” it is hard to find the right words to use in an appreciation message. Here’s some expert advice on creative ways to send appreciation messages in different situations and for different recipients. “An appreciation message is one way to let someone know how much you appreciate them for what they have done for you,” licensed clinical social worker and health coach Sarah Brown, LCSW, tells mbg....